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Patented July 30, 1895.

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ELIJAH U. SOOVILLEOF MANLIUS, NEV YORK.

FAUcET.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 543,634, dated July 30,1895.

y Application led Marchl l1, 1895. Serial No. 541,257. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern,.-

Be it known that l, ELIJAH U. SoovILLE, of Manlius, in the county ofOnondaga, in the State of New York, have invented new and usefulImprovements in Faucets, of which the and a valve riding on said seatand pressed thereon by force of the liquid entering the faucet. Saidvalve is thereby held constantly on its seat and by sliding upon thesame in the operation of opening and closing the'valve it grinds itselfto the seat and thus automatically adjusts itself so as to effectuallyprevent its leaking; and the invention consists in-an improvedconstruction and combination ofthe component parts of the faucet, all ashereinafter more fully described, and set forth in the claims.

In the annexed drawings, Figure l is a side view of a faucet embodyingmy invention.` Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinal section of the same.Figs. Sand 4. are face views of the adjacent ends of thefaucet-sections. Fig. 5 is a detached face View of the valve. Fig. 6 isa vertical longitudinal section of a modification of my invention. Fig.7 is an outer end View of the faucet minus the cap to which thevalveoperating stern is pivoted. Fig. 8 is a side view of the lower endportion of said stem. Fig. 9 is a detached plane view of thevalveoperating finger. Fig. l0 is a longitudinal section of a furthermodification of my invention; and Fig. 1l is an outer end view of thesame minus the aforesaid cap.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

The body or barrel of the faucet/.is composed of the two separable partsor sections C and O', preferably united by an externallyscrew-threadedportion on one of said sections screwed into an internally screwthreaded portion in the adjacent end ofv the other of said sections, asshown at a. The section C is formed with the usual tap b or otherwisesuitably adapted to attach the faucet to the article from which theliquid is to be drawn. The opposite end of said section is formed withthe chamber c and into said chamber extends the liquid-inlet d.

The faucet-section O is formed with the valve-seat c, inside of thechamber c, and facing the liquid-inlet d, as shown in Figs. 2, 6, and l0of the drawings.

/Udenotes the valve which slides on said valve-seat, and by presentingits back toward the liquid-inlet d is constantly subjected to thepressure of the liquid entering the faucet and thus maintained tightlyupon the seat. Said valve and its seat may be curved either concave orconvex, as shown, or straight, as may be desired. The spring g merelyserves to hold the valve in position during transportation of thefaucet. From the aforesaid valve-seat through the nozzle n of thefaucetsection C .extends the discharge duct h. Over the said nozzle is arecess f, formed in the end of the section O', and fromsaid recess intothe chamber c extends a port Z, which is elongated vertically. Over theaforesaid recess is a cap D, firmly secured to the faucetsection O',preferably by screws l', passing through a flange on the cap and intothe metal of the faucet-section. Said cap is formed with aninternally-screw-thrcaded hub j, in which works the screw-threaded stemP, the outer end of which is provided with a suitable handle P, by whichto turn it for opening and closing the faucet. The lower end of saidstem has extending from it a linger r, which extends through the port Zand engages the valve o, preferably by a knob on the end of the fingerentered into a socket in the valve, as shown. Inasmuch as said fingerhas to move bodily in a vertical plane I swivel said finger on the stem,and this may be effected in different ways.

I preferably form the stem of two parts p and p', coupled together endto end in the following manner: The upper part p terminates with anexternally and internally screwthreaded bushing s, by which it works inthe screwthreaded-hub j. Inside of the said bushing works thescrew-threaded upper end portion of the stem extension p', the lower endof which is provided with the finger i, as illustrated in Fig. 2 of thedrawings. Thus the'two screws are employed for raising and lowering oropening and closing the valve, the operation of which is therebyaccelerated. I

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zontal slot t in the heel of said linger and a crotch t over said slot,as shown more clearly in Figs. S and 9 of the drawings. Said slot andcrotch allow the heel of the finger to be slipped endwise onto the stem,so as to bring the collar into the slot of the linger and the crotchover said collar, as shown in Figs. G and 7 of the drawings. The valvemay also be operated by a stem of the form of a lever on, pivoted toilanges on the faucet-section C, and formed with the finger r engagingthe valve, as represented in Figs. l0 and ll of the drawings. A spring mpressing upward on a lug o"on the heel of the lever serves to sustainthe lever in its normal position and automatically close the valve.

That I claim as my invention is- 1. The improved faucet providedinternally with a valve seat facing the liquid receiving end of thefaucet and with a port extending outward from the valve seat, a valvesliding on said seat and constantly closing the aforesaid port, and afinger playing in said port and operating the valve'as set forth.

2. A faucet having its body composed of a liquid-receiving section andliquid-discharge section detachably united, a valve-seat on thedischarge section adjacent to the receiving section and a port extendingfrom the valveseat through the discharge section, a valve sliding onsaid seat and constantly closing said port, a spring bearing on theinner side of the valve and retaining the saine on its seat, and afinger playing in the aforesaid port and engaging the outer side of thevalve and operating the saine as set forth.

3. The combination of the section -C- formed with the chamber -c-, thesection -C- formed with the valve-seat -e within said chamber and withthe discharge duct -hport -land the recess -f the valve criding on saidseat, the cap -D secured over said recess and provided with theinternally screw-threaded hub -j-, the stem pworking in said hub, andthe finger -1- extending from said stem through the aforesaid port endengaging the valve as set forth.

It. The combination of the section -C- formed with the chamber -c-, thesection C formed with the valve-seat en inside of said chamber and withthe dischargevalve -U-. riding on said seat, the cap -D- provided withthe internally screw-threaded hub Ej--, the stem -phaving ascrewthreaded portion working in said hub and the linger -r swiveled onsaid stein and extending through the port -land engaging the valve asset forth.

5. In combination with the section -C- formed with the chamber c-, thesection -C- formed With the valve-seat -einside of said chamber and withthe dischargeduct h, port Z and recess f, the valve -fv riding on saidseat, the cap -D provided with `the internally screw-threaded hub .j,the stem -p working in said hub and provided with the collar and thefinger rr formed with the slot tand crotch --tover said slot anddetachably connected thereby to the stem as set forth and shown.

In testimony whereof l have hereunto signed my name this 6th day ofMarch, 1895.

ELIJAII U. SCOVILLE. [1.. s] Witnesses:

C. L. BENDIXON, (l. E. ToML'INsoN.

